Mira Sorvino and Lisa Kudrow’s comeback as Romy and Michele is officially a go — and headed straight to streaming.
The Hollywood Reporter confirmed that the 20th Century Studios sequel to 1997’s Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion started shooting Friday and is now in production in Los Angeles with filmmaker Tim Federle (High School Musical: The Musical: The Series) at the helm. But unlike the first installment, which hit the big screen as a theatrical release, the sequel will stream exclusively as a Hulu Original on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+ for bundle subscribers in the U.S. or on Disney+ internationally.
The original, penned by Robin Schiff and directed by David Mirkin, cast Sorvino and Kudrow as Romy and Michele, two inseparable airheads who hit the road to attend their 10th high school reunion with a plan to lie about their successful careers to impress their classmates. Schiff, whose credits include Emily in Paris and Grosse Pointe, also wrote the sequel which brings back some of the original stars along with a new group of actors to join the party.
Back are Janeane Garofalo as Heather, Alan Cumming as Sandy Frink, Camryn Manheim as Toby and Julia Campbell as Christie. They’ll be joined by Keegan-Michael Key, Rob Huebel, Breckin Meyer, Patrick Warburton and Nathan Lee Graham. Their roles are being kept under wraps as is the plot of the new film.
